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'HENRYl A. Husson, or NEWBRGH, New roiur. Laat-s Patent No. 60,896, am@January, 1', 1867.

PENMANS ASSISTANT.

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Be known that I, HENRY A. HUTSON, of Newburgh, county of Orange, and4State of New' York, have inventedanew and novel instrument, which I havecalled Penmans Assistant, to aid in mitingland learning to.

write; and I do hereby declare that the following 4is a full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,.and the letters and figures marked thereon. f

The nature of my invention consists in providing the fingers with rings,combined and arranged in such peculiar manner as .to indicate the exactposition each nger must assume, and a projecting stem and transversestem for supporting the hand and fore-arm, and furnishing a rest for thepen-holder at the top.

To enable others to malte,v use of my invention, I will proceed todescribe its construction and use.

I construct my rings for fingers 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, 4in anymanner-or forni desired; then combine and arrange them'rtogetlier bymeans of ring connections, or by means of albase-bar, A, upon which therings rest. Base A, when used, serves to strengthen the rings, andlthough lnot absolutely necessary to their construction -when made ofmetal, when constructed fromv gutta pei-cha, base A mustloe represented.By means of these ``our rings, which respectively assume differentattitudes, the` fingers are made each to assume their exact positionwhenl the assistant is adjusted. From base A, or the inside base ofrings Zand 3,' projects stem B toward the hollow of. the hand-to stem0,'t`orming, a support for the fingers in -alateral position, andpreventing a cramped position jot' them while writing. Screw H serves toadjust the instrument to differentsized hand, and also to divide it forsecuring in a small case for the poeket.- Stem C is attached to stem Btransversely, forming a base 'in lthe hollow of' the hand for stem B,and projecting through'between the fore finger, at the' knuckle joint,and the thumb, forming a crotch, J, parallel for the pen-holder at thetop. The pen-holder rests toward the lower end at crotch J. v I

1. I claim rings 1, 2, 3, and 4, constructed and arranged in suchpeculiarmanner as substantially described for compellingthe fingers toassume their respective positions, and to stren'gth'enthe'm 'insupporting the hand and fore-arm while writing. i v

:2. I claim the'v stem B, for preventing va cramped position of thehand, by aii'ording a, prop or support to the fingers,l with screwfor-adjustingto different-sized hands, and for dividing the assistant tosecure it in a small case for the pocket. l p

3. I claim stem Cfor projecting to form alrest at J for the pen-holder,and forming a hase for stem B in lthe hollow of the hand'` H. A. HUTSON,Witnesses:

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